The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole (1911)
Synopsis
The story is founded on fact. In a village on the south coast of England, young Margaret Catchpole is being courted by two rivals, Will Laud, a smuggler, and Lieutenant Barry of the coast guards. She favours Laud, and when he escapes from custody after a government raid on the smugglers, Margaret steals a horse and tries to join him. In a fight with the coast guards, Laud is killed an Margaret is arrested for horse-stealing and transported to Botany Bay. Only part of the film survives today.
Release Date: 1911-08-06
Runtime: 26 minutes
Director: Raymond Longford
Top Cast
- Lottie Lyell as Margaret Catchpole
- Raymond Longford as Will Laud
- Augustus Neville as Lieutenant Barry
- Sybil Wilde as Little Kitty
- William Coulter as Lord Chief Justice
- Walter Vincent as Captain Luff - Smuggler
- Fred Hardy as Chaloner Archdeckne
- Jack Goodall as Edward Catchpole
- Fred Twitchin as Mr. Cobbold
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